Aspects Dental Care

BDS General dentist GDC No. 113658 Hetal Patel is our Principal Dentist. She graduated in Birmingham Dental School in 2007. She has now worked as a general dentist for 7 years in a busy family dental practice gaining a comprehensive knowledge of all areas in dentistry. She aims to provide a high standard of dental care in a relaxed, friendly and efficient atmosphere, keeping in touch with current techniques through regular continuing development courses. She is a member of the British Dental Association. Hetal practices minimal intervention dentistry and considers it important to discuss all treatment options with her patients so that they are in a position to make informed choices. One of the most rewarding aspects of her career has been the care of nervous and anxious patients. She finds this aspect of dentistry personally fulfilling and strongly believe that everyone should have access to pain-free dentistry.

BDS GDC No. 178422 Dr. Manish Gudka qualified from Guy’s, King’s and St Thomas’ Hospital, London. He currently works in private clinics in London and Milton Keynes. Manish has a calm and caring approach towards his delivery of dental care. Patients often tell him stories of how dentistry was, and how it has changed. He hopes to depict everything a modern day dentist should be to his patients. He listens to what his patients have to say, advises honestly and openly about the options available and then delivers high quality treatments in a relaxed environment. After graduating, Manish soon completed a year-long course in Aesthetic Dentistry, at King’s College London. With this advanced training in aesthetic dentistry, he is able to use evidence-based, minimally invasive techniques to provide his cosmetic treatment. He is often able to bring about changes to people’s smiles with less treatment than they often think they need. Manish has a keen interest in delivering cosmetic orthodontic treatments and is an accredited provider of a range of orthodontic treatments including Smile Tru Clear Braces, Six Month Smiles and C Fast Braces. If you have ever wished your teeth were straight, why not contact him for a chat about what you could do. As Manish is a firm believer in continuing to learn, he is currently undertaking an implant course at a prestigious Harley Street Clinic and is confident that soon he will be able to offer this treatment in house to all his patients.

BDS, MGDS RCS Eng, MGDS RCS Ed, FFGDP(UK), Dip Implant Dent RCS Eng, Dip ClinHyp Prosthodontics, Specialist Endodontist GDC No. 54784 Jeremy is the Clinical Director of Dental Excellence. He qualified in 1980 and spent his first five years as a dental officer in the Royal Air Force. On leaving the RAF he joined a mixed practice in South Bucks. During this time Jeremy studied for two highly advanced postgraduate examinations in dentistry and was the youngest person in the country to pass these exams. He was awarded the Diploma of Member in General Dental Surgery by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1988. Further continued study ensued and Jeremy developed his special interest in root canal treatment such that he opened a referral practice in North London limited to root canal treatments. Jeremy is one of only a handful of dentists to be recognised as a specialist endodontist from within general practice. Jeremy continued to study for advanced postgraduate qualifications and has added a Fellowship and Diploma in Implant Dentistry to his name – both from the Royal College of Surgeons of England. Jeremy is the author of several papers in refereed scientific journals and has written chapters in dental textbooks. He is also a recognised expert witness for the General Dental Council and regularly advises the Council at disciplinary hearings. Jeremy was formerly an MGDS examiner at the Royal College of Surgeons but since the demise of this exam he is now an examiner for the Implant Diploma of the Royal College of Surgeons.

BDS (Lond.), MJDF RCS (Eng.), MClinDent (Lond.) (Periodontics), Diploma in Advanced Clinical Periodontology (Lond.) Periodontist GDC No. 114919 Narinder, our friendly dentist, who has limited her practice to periodontology (treatment of gum disease), graduated from St. Bartholomew’s & The Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary, University of London in 2007. She was awarded the Harold Fink Prize for outstanding academic achievement and was awarded 2nd Prize by the Faculty of General Dental Practitioners FGDP (UK) for her elective studies, published in The London Hospital Dental Journal and Bart’s & The London Chronicle. After qualifying in 2007 and working extensively in general practice, she then went on to successfully complete her MJDF Diploma from the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 2009. In 2013 Narinder completed her postgraduate training in Masters of Clinical Dentistry in Periodontology and Implants at The Royal London Hospital. Currently she is studying towards her Membership in Restorative Dentistry (MRD) from the Royal College of Surgeons. Narinder also received an award from the British Society of Periodontology (BSP) and has presented some of her work at the International Association of Dental Research (IADR) and the British Society of Restorative Dentistry (BSRD). As part of her training Narinder was also involved in supervising undergraduate students at the Royal London Hospital and she is also the Specialist Training Committee representative (STC) for Periodontology. Narinder is a member of the International Team of Implantology and the British Society of Periodontology.

BDS General Dentist GDC No. 81928 Rosida is a dental graduate of the University of Manchester, UK and qualified in 2003. She is dedicated to providing the friendliest and highest level of care to all of her patients in a relaxed environment. Her main interests lie in preventive dentistry, minimally invasive restorative dentistry, cosmetic dentistry and orthodontics. Being committed to continually enhance her knowledge and skills, she regularly attends different types of postgraduate courses to provide the most up to date care possible. She has completed a year long certificate course in aesthetic dentistry at the St Anne’s Dental institute in 2008 and an implant course in 2013 and is a certified Inman aligner and Invisalign (clear removable braces) provider. Currently, she is undertaking a two year long postgraduate course in advanced restorative and cosmetic dentistry. To complement her dentistry, she also provides anti wrinkle treatments and dermal fillers to suitable patients.

BDS, MSc Endodontics, MFDS RCS, FHEA, MRD RCS Specialist Endodontist GDC No. 72950 Shashi qualified with BDS from the University of Glasgow in 1997 and after general practice, dental hospital and oral and maxillo-facial surgery appointments in and around Manchester, he joined the Army where he served for over 11 years in the Royal Army Dental Corps. In his time in the Army he was posted throughout the UK and deployed to Bosnia in 2001, Iraq in 2003 and Afghanistan in 2009. He completed his Masters in endodontics in 2004 from the Eastman Dental Institute, University College London and Membership of the Faculty of Dental Surgeons from the Royal College of Surgeons, England in 2005. On completing his training, Shashi was responsible for the endodontic referral service for the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force along with the teaching of endodontics to Dental Officers of all levels of experience, both serving and civilian. His responsibilities also included advising on endodontic equipment and materials available to British armed forces dentists. With a broad background in restorative dentistry validated with a Membership in Restorative Dentistry fromthe Royal College of Surgeons, England and accustomed to working closely with his referrers, Shashi has a passion for delivering the very best for his patients. Shashi’s interest in the clinical aspects of both non-surgical and surgical endodontics is enhanced with a keen enthusiasm for teaching and education, a role he sees as paramount to improving the overall quality of endodontics being provided nationally. He has presented widely and delivered hands-on courses nationally and overseas and relishes the opportunity for more from undergraduate-level and Vocational Dental Practitioners to experienced general and specialist practitioners of all disciplines. A Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Shashi’s commitment to lifelong learning extends to improving both himself and those around him. With his focus centred around the biological aspects of endodontics to produce the greatest benefit for the patient, Shashi always strives for the highest possible standards using the very best techniques. He is always approachable and happy to assist both the patient and referrer as much as he can.

Hygienist GDC No. 4707 Shilpa is our dental hygienist- qualifying from Birmingham dental hospital in 1994 at the top of her class and awarded the dental directors award for best community hygienist. Working in many differing dental environments in the past 21 years from NHS to community hospital work and corporate private has provided Shilpa the experience and knowledge to enhance her patient care. She loves the challenge of helping a new patient from the start of their journey in the treatment and prevention of gum disease to helping keep them motivated during the maintenance phase. Shilpa has a very caring friendly attitude to the treatment of all her patients and will adapt all treatment to ensure you are comfortable at all times. She continues to attend local and national post graduate training to provide up to date knowledge and treatment.